Ask the Author: Gerald Sindell
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Gerald Sindell
In that case: Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy Elinor & S.
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I've always written to deadline in the film business. Then I published a weekly newsletter for skiers called The Skiers' Edge. My partner and I wrote the entire thing every weekend. There's was no chance to have a block. We just needed to hit the 'send' button or else.
To get Genius Machine and Elinor & Shakespeare done, I worked with a tight outline, so I knew what I was going to be doing the following morning when I went to bed. I would wake up and by the time 9:00 rolled around, I was ready to write. Most of it was already aiive for me.
To get Genius Machine and Elinor & Shakespeare done, I worked with a tight outline, so I knew what I was going to be doing the following morning when I went to bed. I would wake up and by the time 9:00 rolled around, I was ready to write. Most of it was already aiive for me.
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I'm not a big fan of 'being a writer.' It's a lonely business and I'd rather be with people than staring at a screen. So the part I'm absolutely crazy about is 'having written.' So great when it's over.
Gerald Sindell
Have something to say. That means, understanding what subtext is, getting that incredibly clear for oneself, and then hiding it completely.
Gerald Sindell
I have been asked a million times (or at least more than 3) to write a guide for people who want a 'way in' to classical music. The hard part is getting people to relax and have fun and just put their collective toes in the water. That's why I'm writing 'How to Enjoy Classical Music With Your Dog.'
Gerald Sindell
As a movie writer I always wrote stories and scenes I wanted to see. So the same for film — I write books that I would like to read. That means they need to be smart and funny and surprising. Of course, wanting to do that does not mean it's going to be that way for others. One can only hope!
Gerald Sindell
I had read Harold Bloom's Shakespeare about how Shakespeare had actually created a new kind of human being, one that didn't exist before Shakespeare began to create his characters. And I was wondering what Shakespeare might have done when he was 25 and the London theaters suddenly closed because of the plague. So I imagined what it would have been like for Shakespeare to have hit the road, going north from London with a company of players.
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